Not surprisingly,
petting zoos are where most goat traumas occur. This is due to the common
belief that children like petting zoos. Most people think of petting zoos
as a fun, educational afternoon excusion for the kiddies. Well, this is not
true. Not by a long shot!

Think about
it from the child's perspective for just a moment. Many of those animals are
taller than the children are. To make matters worse, the animals have learned
that people frequently have food for them and so swarm every human they can
in their never-ending attempt to eat. Some animals are non-violent and not
pushy in their hunt for food. Goats, however, are obnoxious and pushy. Compound
this with the fact that goats eat everything that doesn't eat them first and
you'll understand just why so many children suffer goat-related trauma each
year.

We at the
Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation believe that it is important to keep track
of incidents that occur at the nation's petting zoos. Please let us know of
any trauma you may have experienced or witnessed so that we may update our
files and compile a list of dangerous petting zoos.